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Small Craft Advisory 528, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 31, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 31, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 31, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

483 
FZAK52 PAFC 311118
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
90 NM SOUTHEAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT AT SAME INTENSITY
BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
WESTERN BERING MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING MON
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
356 
FZAK52 PAFC 311938 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

UPDATED ZONES 150 160 180 AND 185

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
90 NM SOUTHEAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT AT SAME INTENSITY
BEFORE MOVING INLAND MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
WESTERN BERING MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING MON
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
1135 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 312353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 999 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF BETHEL WILL MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE BERING TUE.

$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.  
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN JUL 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.

.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.  
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jul 30, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SAT JUL 30 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY.  ALL
MODELS DIG A STRONG UPPER TROUGH SOUTHWARD FROM THE WESTERN ARCTIC TO
BRISTOL BAY.  THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH
TUESDAY.  THE FIRST UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE ROTATES ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  A SECOND SHORT
WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST MONDAY AND REACH
COOK INLET TUESDAY NIGHT.  AT THE SURFACE A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE FROM
THE GULF OF ANADYR TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER WESTERN ALASKA
BY MONDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE IS A LARGE UPPER TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH OVER WESTERN
ALASKA FROM AN UPPER LOW OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN.  AS THIS TROUGH DIGS
SOUTHWARD UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE TROUGH AND
BRING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM BRISTOL BAY
TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.  THE FIRST OF THESE WAVES IS SPREADING
SHOWERS OVER COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT AND OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...EXPECT SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO SPREAD
FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY.
EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES WITH SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
SHOWERS INCREASING WITH THE NEXT SHORT WAVE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EXPECT A BREAK IN BETWEEN SHORT WAVES WITH SHOWERS
MOVING OUT OF THE AREA TO THE EAST TONIGHT.  SHOWERS AND RAIN WILL
INCREASE AGAIN WITH THE NEXT WAVE MONDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...LOW CLOUDS PERSISTING WITH SHOWERS LIKELY EAST
OF 170W MONDAY UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT CONTINUED COOL CLOUDY AND SHOWERY WEATHER OVER MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE.  RAIN AND WINDY WEATHER IS LIKELY IN THE
NORTHERN BERING AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A
LOW MOVES THROUGH THIS AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...NONE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RHH JUL 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC39 hr
Jul 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Jul 31, 11:35 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.